[Tubeworm]

Robots will replace humans in the fast food & cheap labor industry. Last time I went to Subway, a machine dispensed my change.

http://www.hospitalityleaderonline.c...dispenser-0003

[Csiko]

Originally Posted by AnonChick

This isn't no-brainer work. It takes at least some basic intelligence, cleverness, a sense of humor, patience, maturity, sensitivity, and the kind of attention span that can be shattered into multiple directions without you losing track of what's going on, where, and with whom.

I feel it's definitely worth more than $7.35/hour, but I also feel that a lot of these fast food kids don't even try to do anything to EARN their pay, while some of us who are eager to do exactly that, aren't given the chance because the bosses have lowered their expectations.

It's no-brainer work if you have a minimum IQ of higher than 80. No one deserves $15 an hour for it. I don't care if you're the best customer service person in the world. It's not $15 an hour work. edit: And it's not that caliber of work because you can do it without a degree. It's entry level. It's the thing you can do while you are still in high school. I don't believe fast food workers should earn a "living wage" either, because they either still live with their parents, are illegal immigrants, or should have moved on.

If you can't count change, you don't deserve minimum wage, let alone $15. A manager who has to deal with threats and angry customers, sure. They can get $15, because they actually have to deal with slightly higher caliber work above drooling on a cash register. edit again: Because when a machine is cheaper, why wouldn't you use a machine? You can't justify using a human being inputting an order on a cash register and handling money when a machine can do that for free.

Last edit, I promise: I worked for Wendy's for two years in high school. There is absolutely no way any one will convince me that it's not brain dead work. It's a joke. If anything, it's even easier now.

[AntonioR]

The future is near:

[Mr_250]

Originally Posted by lizardtastic

15/hour minimum wage is fantastic. Pay people a living wage

I agree however; what frustrates me is that $15/hr is literally half of my pay right how. In order to get to my pay I'm currently at it took me 4 years in college and 3 years working at an MBA. So for a little over half the money I could have just sat at home and not tried to make better myself in hopes that the "establishment" would take care of me. No thank you. I make my own destiny and I worked hard to be where I'm at.

And also, I was 18 years old making minimum wage (hard work - framing houses) during the summer and I hated the money I was making and need to make more. So..what did I do..no I didn't complain I did something about about it. I started a landscaping businesses AND worked framing. I worked my butt of for 3 years until I had enough saved up to pay for my college education and save for a house. This is America, a place where if you work hard people will notice. People are just lazy and it pisses me off. Everyone wants hand outs these days.

As a final thought, I live by what my grandfather told me. He came from Italy with nothing and started a very successful business. He said "Always work hard and be honest. Never take the easy road and remember your last name is the only thing that you have in life that you can never get rid of...don't cheat it."

[Carolina Knight]

The cost of living in Connecticut is higher than in other states. In order to afford the higher cost, employees are going to get paid more if their employers can afford to keep them.

It is not a government's responsibility to determine how much an employee is paid. That is determined by the employer who evaluates the employee who demonstrates his or her ability to work faster, harder, smarter and cheaper.

Employers already have difficult time keeping employees. It is difficult to retain employees who have been with an organization for a long time, have worked hard and smartly, performed above and beyond expectations and have not been compensated through promotion and increase in pay and benefits. It is also difficult to hire very good candidates with vast experience who can be convinced to work in a lesser position with less pay and fewer hours. Employers need to be very creative to remain profitable and maintain quality products and service without increasing expenses or decreasing the staff they have.

[Armyvet1]

The argument is that the fast food places now have educated workers. When the economy crashed college grads no longer could find work. How many finance people, lawyers, school teachers, and bankers have lost their jobs?

I read an article about a woman who works at a Mcdonalds, she also has a law degree. I watched a documentary on McDonalds, the general managers salary is 120k a year, and he lives and works in Connecticut.

I'm nowhere near being a liberal, I don't like them, tired of watching them screw up my country. I'm in general a conservative however I do agree with the liberals on one thing, anybody who goes to work everyday with the willingness to provide for their family, should not have to live in poverty.

[DrPizza]

Originally Posted by Armyvet1

The argument is that the fast food places now have educated workers. When the economy crashed college grads no longer could find work. How many finance people, lawyers, school teachers, and bankers have lost their jobs?

I read an article about a woman who works at a Mcdonalds, she also has a law degree. I watched a documentary on McDonalds, the general managers salary is 120k a year, and he lives and works in Connecticut.

I'm nowhere near being a liberal, I don't like them, tired of watching them screw up my country. I'm in general a conservative however I do agree with the liberals on one thing, anybody who goes to work everyday with the willingness to provide for their family, should not have to live in poverty.

LOL, I wonder how much the CEO of McDonald's makes...

[Armyvet1]

I would imagine a few million a year.

[Armyvet1]

Last year McDonald's CEO Don Thompson received a package of 13.8 million

[lizardtastic]

Originally Posted by Armyvet1

I would imagine a few million a year.

That's what your average mcdonalds owner of a franchise makes if he just owns a few restaurants.